NEPENTHE


Meaning of NEPENTHE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ nə-ˈpen(t)-thē ]

noun

Etymology: Latin nepenthes, from Greek nēpenthes, neuter of nēpenthēs banishing pain and sorrow, from nē- not + penthos grief, sorrow; akin to Greek pathos suffering — more at no , pathos

Date: 1577

1. : a potion used by the ancients to induce forgetfulness of pain or sorrow

2. : something capable of causing oblivion of grief or suffering

• ne·pen·the·an -thē-ən adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.